Translation in to english of Hindu Prayers written in Sanskrit, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi by P.R.Ramachander

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Kirtha Ashtakam

Kirtha Ashtakam(The octet addressed to the hunter)

Translated by Ramachander

(This is a very rare prayer addressed to Lord Shiva as hunter. It is well known that when Arjuna did Thapas to please Shiva to get Pasupathasthra , he appeared to him in the form of a hunter to test him. To my knowledge there are three temples dedicated to Shiva as a hunter.One of them is in Anthimahakalan Kavu, Chelakkara, one in Panjal and another in Kottayam. The Stotra in devanagari is available in http://www.sivakiratham.com/info/library/ka/ )

I salute the god with the form of a hunter,Who completely eradicates three types of illusions,Who is the mnerciful one as well as lord of three worlds,\And who lives in the lotus like mind of great yogis.

I salute the god with the form of a hunter,Who completely demolishes from beginning to end, the bad ones,Who completely destroys the evils in all beings,And who is a doctor curing the diseases and three types of sufferings.